Lagniappe
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For other uses, see Lagniappe (disambiguation).
A lagniappe (/ˈlænjæp/ LAN-yap, /lænˈjæp/ lan-YAP) is "a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase" (such as a 13th doughnut on purchase of a dozen), or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure."[2] It can be used more generally as meaning any extra or unexpected benefit.[3]
The word entered English from the Louisiana French adapting a Quechua word brought in to New Orleans by the Spanish Creoles.